East Region Hosts Quartet of Five Stars

The East Region added a pair of five-star prospects in the 2014 class, bringing the total to four, and each one gave their thoughts on earning the lofty ranking.

Virginia is laden with talent in the 2014 class, and that is evident when looking at the East Region's five-star prospects.

The region, which stretches from Virginia to New England and throughout Pennsylvania, has a quartet of five-star prospects, and three are from Virginia in FOXSportsNEXT/Scout.com's just-released five-star players.

Woodbridge (Va.) High defensive lineman Da'Shawn Hand is the top prospect in the region, and he is followed by Paramus (N.J.) Catholic High cornerback Jabrill Peppers. The other five-star prospects are Bayside High (Virginia Beach, Va.) safety Quin Blanding and Oscar Smith High (Chesapeake, Va.) defensive lineman Andrew Brown.

Peppers and Brown were four-star prospects entering their junior seasons, but added their fifth stars after superb seasons.

"To me, it's a great honor to be named a 5-star player for Fox Sports" Peppers said. "It's extremely important for me to be successful as a team first and foremost, and it can't get any better than winning a championship and getting the highest rating a player can get."